[Publib] Barcodes

[Phalbe Henriksen]

Viccy,

My advice would be to do the least amount of processing (work) necessary. Do 
you have so many titles and so many copies of titles that you can't possibly 
identify a book in hand without the barcode written or stuck in a second 
location? If that's the case, then do so.

Our library is small enough that we can figure out which copy we have in 
hand, so I wouldn't waste the time on the extra work.

Phalbe Henriksen
Director
Bradford County Public Library
Starke, FL
Dear listmates,
I have been charged with collecting information from other libraries 
regarding barcodes. Do you handwrite the barcode number into a book on a 
specified page and/or do you place a duplicate barcode somewhere specific in 
the book in order to identify the book in case the cover barcode goes 
missing?
I know at one time this was a standard practice, but I am under the 
impression it is not as widely done anymore due to time and labor 
constraints. Am I wrong?
TIA!
Viccy Kemp
 
Victoria C. Kemp
Technical Services Manager
Flower Mound Public Library
972.874.6154
 
 

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